[SMCARA] FT 817 Final Mod

[R. J. Ramirez ARS W3BNY]

Get it right... it's not 750 watts...its 2,089 watts...Alpha power certified!  (He runs the backpack at 500 due to the antenna that at he says it kinda hurts at 2kw.)

Here is the youtube vid...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxp_Nsa54_Q

Ive worked him.  Great guy!


-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Clarke <w4okw at md.metrocast.net>
>Sent: Jan 4, 2011 10:57 PM
>To: "smcara at mailman.qth.net" <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [SMCARA] FT 817 Final Mod
><SNIP>

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>You guys may have seen Bob at local hamfests.  He has the mobile rig 
>with a 1KW amp in a small trailer behind his Goldwing!  He also has a 
>750 watt backpack rig that he showed off at Dayton a couple of years ago!
>
>73 de Tom/W4OKW
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